Lee Bottom Report

N4064V · Post by **N4064V** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:07 pm

Hi,
Did any of you guys get to Lee Bottom Fly-In this weekend. I had planned to attend all summer and then on Thurs. my largest customer called and needed my help on Sat. What a bummer! Anyway I would like to know what I missed.

bodine · Post by **bodine** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:27 am

yeah i got down there on fri and sat. saw a lot of 170's prob about 15 or so. great weather all weekend i think the last count on sat there was 362 airplanes on the feild. what a great place.

flyguy · Post by **flyguy** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 1:48 am

bodine wrote:yeah i got down there on fri and sat. saw a lot of 170's prob about 15 or so. great weather all weekend i think the last count on sat there was 362 airplanes on the feild. what a great place.

How about some photos guys - -Sounds like it was a great fly-in.

bodine · Post by **bodine** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:42 pm

hello. you can just go to the web sit lee bottom and they have some awesome pics. and they say there was over 400 planes though out the day. they even got a cool pic of me and my bird camping... cheers

callisontx · Post by **callisontx** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:13 pm

Here's a couple of links

http://www.kodakgallery.com/nordo_news/ ... -in_photos
or
http://www.leebottom.com

N4064V · Post by **N4064V** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:29 am

Wow, did I miss a good flyin. the polished/blue 170 looks fantastic. Looks like we were well represented. d\Did the camping go smoothly. This looks like a great place for a 170 event.

bodine · Post by **bodine** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 11:20 am

yeah the camping is no problem they brought in prortable showers that were great and there is a fire pit to sit around at night. the polished and blue 170 is mine thanks for the nice comments.....

170C · Post by **170C** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:21 pm

Looks like a fantastic place to have been. Have to put it on my list of places to go one of these days. Great photos! What were the temp's during the flyin?

tailpilot · Post by **tailpilot** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:57 pm

We were there

This was the first time we had ever been, and already we cant wait till next year. The camping was GREAT the temps in the 70s in the day and 40-50 at night. Good food, GREAT people and planes. Anybody planning on going NEEDS to go next year.

Does anybody know of any other flyins like this.......the kids thought it was fun camping next to the plane, and I would love to find another flyin that we could do the same kina thing....

bodine · Post by **bodine** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 3:31 pm

yeah sentimentle journey in lockhaven pa is about the same with more things to do. but the same great peaple. alot of 170's showed up this past year. its a three or four day event a must do if you ask me....

Post by **Bruce Fenstermacher** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 5:39 pm

Wow I wish I could have been there and was thinking about it.

As far as events that seem similer in nature and size I can definitly recommend the Sentimental Journey fly-in held in Lockhaven PA in June, specially if you like Pipers at all.

Another event that I've only seen pictures and heard about is that is this size is Dave Mason's fly-in at his place in Texas which is comming up in a week or two.

There are other very nice opportunities for plane camping but much smaller. One I highly recommend is the Petit Jean event put on by Dave and Traci Llaseter in Arkansas in May.

There are many more I have yet to discover.

AR Dave · Post by **AR Dave** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:58 am

Actually April this year - April 25th & 26th. But it's a pure bred 170 fly-in, even though other type planes come. I've been fighting off the 180 Club, 195 Club, and last week the Taylor Craft Club offered to let them join us. The 170 Club has something special in the Petit Jean 170 - and itâ€™s going to stay that way. Tailpilot, Petit Jean is 350 miles from Nashville.

tailpilot · Post by **tailpilot** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 3:52 pm

I am puttin on my calender right now!!!!!!!!! See ya at the 170 flyin in '08

doug8082a · Post by **doug8082a** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 1:52 am

Better yet... buy a C170 Calendar. It's already on it!

http://www.cessna170.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4964

(Ok, OK, I know... shamless plug.

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Post by **GAHorn** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 3:47 am

AR Dave wrote:Actually April this year - April 25th & 26th. ... The 170 Club has something special in the Petit Jean 170 - and itâ€™s going to stay that way. ...

AR Dave, you (or is it Tracy?)

are a Class Act! Thanks!

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